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Roadside Inspection 80722268

Roadside inspection on Jan 29, 2024 in California • Carrier: EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2884097) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80722268
Date:
Jan 29, 2024
State:
California
Level:
Level I — North American Standard
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC (2884097)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
86607R3 (CA)
VIN:
3ALACWFE9PDUA6314

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
0
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.13 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 15,929 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
90%
31 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.13 per inspection
Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 CA 86607R3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023 —
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
80670693 Jan 22, 2024 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
80539954 Jan 2, 2024 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1 —
80349422 Dec 7, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88038918 Jun 3, 2026 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —
85445326 Aug 7, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —
84396740 Apr 11, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —
81893344 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —
81501171 Apr 30, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —
78793283 Jun 1, 2023 CA L1 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314 —

Related records

Carrier
EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC
Full carrier record and safety profile.
Station
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
All inspections at this site.
State
Inspections in California
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level I — North American Standard
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 3ALACWFE9PDUA6314
All inspections and records for this VIN.
Plate
86607R3 (CA)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88802175 Aug 26, 2026 AMERICAN FRESH TRANSPORT INC 0 —
88802150 Aug 26, 2026 KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
88802138 Aug 26, 2026 SYSCO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INC 0 —
88802057 Aug 26, 2026 CENTRAL TRANSPORT LLC 0 —
88802055 Aug 26, 2026 GENNESEES TRANSPORT LLC 0 —
88802044 Aug 26, 2026 FL TRANSPORTATION INC 1 —